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LOREN BAKER ON FOOTBALL GAZETTE ALL-AMERICA TEAM
Brookfield, Ill. -- University at Albany's Loren Baker (Gloversville H.S.) has
been named to the 1997 Football Gazette Division II All-America Team as an
honorable mention selection.
Baker, a 6-foot-3, 290-pound offensive tackle, was earlier chosen first-
team all-Northeast Region, all-ECAC-North, all-Eastern Football Conference,
and was voted the EFC's best offensive lineman.
He allowed no sacks and graded 90 percent or better in nine of 12
games for an offense which was among the nation's leaders in scoring
(39.0 points per game) and total yards (419.6 pg).
Albany's multiple-attack established single-season records for points
(468), total yards (5,035) and passing yards (2,651) en route to an EFC
championship and a school-record 11-1 campaign.
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Miami Shores, Fla. -- Donita Mays scored 19 points and Tinita Vick added 16
as St. Augustine's rallied in the second half for a 68-58 victory over Albany
in the opening round of the Converse New Year's Classic on Monday
evening at Barry University's Health and Sports Center.
In a first half which featured five ties and four lead changes, Albany
(6-4) led 29-28 at the break. The Great Danes went on to built a 46-36
advantage with 11:54 remaining, when freshman Liz Tucker, who had 12
points off the bench, hit a jumper from the top of the key.
St. Augustine's, a Division II school located in Raleigh, N.C., still
trailed 50-45 nearly four minutes later, but then ran off eight straight points
to go in front for good. Mays, a 6-foot-1 senior, buried an 8-foot jumper to
give her club a 51-50 lead with 7:00 left.
The Lady Falcons, who improved to 6-3 overall, held a slim 55-54
margin with 3:47 to play, but pulled away behind Anastacia Sands' six
consecutive points. Sands, a junior center who had a team-high 11
rebounds, made four free throws and 10-foot shot in the lane.
Megan Buchanan was the only other Great Dane in double figures
with 12 points, while Kelly Paolino (Schalmont H.S.) added seven points,
seven assists and four steals. Albany plays in Tuesday's consolation at
9:30 p.m.
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(Track & Field)
New York, N.Y. -- University at Albany's Greg Miller and Ellakisha
Williamson, a pair of Albany High School graduates, established school
records in the men's and women's 60-meter dash, respectively, at the
Christmas Festival Meet in the New York City Armory.
Williamson sprinted 7.57 seconds to finish first in the women's 60-
meter event, and was fourth in the 60-meter hurdles in 8.55. Miller, a
freshman, placed second in the men's 60-dash in 7.08.
Jayson Vazquez (Amsterdam H.S.) was among four Albany men to
capture individual events with his first-place time of 8.58 seconds in the 60-
meter hurdles. John Morris won the high jump (6-8), while Stephen
Pinckney took the 35-pound weight throw (49-1). Harold Valestin, a junior
defensive back on the Albany football team, was a winner in the triple jump
(45-1).
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BRYAN GRABON NAMED TO ALL-NEW YORK REGION SOCCER TEAM
Albany, N.Y.. -- University at Albany's Bryan Grabon has been chosen to the
1997 All-New York Region first-team by the National Soccer Coaches
Association of America.
Grabon, a freshman forward from East Aurora, N.Y., led the Great
Danes in scoring with 10 goals and one assist, and was a Starter in all 18
matches.
Albany, an NCAA Division II program, finished with a 10-7-1 record
and earned an ECAC tournament berth.
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JOE SAVINO NAMED ECAC-NORTH DIVISION Il PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Centerville, Mass. -- University at Albany's Joe Savino has been named the
Eastern College Athletic Conference Division Il North Player of the Year in voting
by ECAC head coaches and sports information directors.
Savino, a senior from Norwood, N.J., and New Haven's Cazzie Kosciolek
shared first-team quarterback honors. Five other Great Danes were on the All-
ECAC-North team, including offensive tackle Loren Baker (Gloversville H.S.), split
end Dan Gmelin, tight end Seth Thomas, linebacker Mike Grever, and defensive
end Matt Caliandro.
Savino passed for 2,377 yards and 22 touchdowns, both Albany single-
season records, and rushed for 10 scores. He was among the nation's leaders in
total offense (229.3 yards/game) and passing efficiency with a 156.4 rating. The
5-foot-9 signal-caller finished his career with 7,660 total yards, including 7,015
passing, and was responsible for * career touchdowns.
Savino will be honored as the ECAC Player of the Year, presented by
Spalding Sports Worldwide, at the Eastern College Football Awards Banquet to
be held in mid-February at the Giants Stadium Club in the Meadowlands Sports
Complex in East Rutherford, N.J. Albany, the 1997 Eastern Football Conference
champion, finished with a school-record 11-1 campaign.
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FFENSE
Quarterback; Joe Savino Albany Senior
Cazzie Kosciolek New Haven Senior
Running Backs: Matt Rapoza Bentley Junior
Emile Fann C.W. Post Senior
Rashaan Dumas So. Connecticut Sophomore
Wide Receivers: Dan Gmelin Albany Senior
Adam Roman New Haven Junior
Tight End: Seth Thomas Albany Senior
Offensive Line: Loren Baker Albany Senior
Ray Shuster AIC Junior
Mario DiDino New Haven Senior
Mike Johnstone New Haven Senior
Josh Skurnik Stony Brook Senior
DEFENSE
Defensive Line: Matt Caliandro Albany Junior
Mike Duggan AIC Senior
Steve Baptiste AIC Junior
Ben Nassar Bentley Senior
Ty Wilson So. Connecticut Senior
Jon Sorbera Stony Brook Senior
Linebackers: Mike Grever Albany Sophomore
Willie Bethea AIC Senior
Adam LaVallee C.W. Post Sophomore
Shane McNeely New Haven Senior
Lidz Eugene New Haven Junior
Defensive Backs: Brian Herbert C.W. Post Senior
Troy Appling New Haven Sophomore
Mark Rebeiro So. Connecticut Sophomore
Richard White Stonehill Senior
AL TEAM
Kicker: Frank Biancamano So. Connecticut Senior
Punter: Frank Biancamano So. Connnecticut Senior
Return Specialist Adam DeSanctis Merrimack Sophomore
Player of the Year Joe Savino Albany Senior
Rookie of the Year Charles Thomas So. Connecticut Freshman
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Saturday, December 13
---BOX SCORE ATTACHED---
MEN
Albany 83, East Stroudsburg 78 (OT)
Albany, N.Y. -- Senior forward Andre Duncan scored a career-high 28
points, including 10 in overtime, to lead Albany to an 83-78 non-conference
victory over East Stroudsburg on Saturday afternoon at the Recreation and
Convocation Center.
Albany (7-3) built a 58-42 advantage midway through the second half
on a three-pointer by Matthew Haggarty, who netted a career-high 13
points.
However, East Stroudsburg (3-5) worked its way back into the
contest with 13 of the game's next 15 points. Spencer Poulson, a junior
point guard, tallied six of his 13 markers in that stretch.
The Warriors still trailed 67-61 in the final minute of regulation, but
used the three-point arc to force an extra period. Guard Donovan Crosby
hit a long-range jumper from the left corner and Poulson drilled a 21-footer
with 19.6 seconds left to complete the comeback.
Albany's Duncan, who added 10 rebounds, and became the school's
all-time blocked shot leader with four rejections, scored his club's first
seven points in overtime. He converted baskets in the lane on his team's
first two possessions, and then was fouled on a slam dunk in transition.
His three-point play gave the Great Danes a 74-69 lead.
Chris Diller made one of two free-throw attempts to close ESU within
78-75, before Duncan was fouled on a driving layup with 21.9 seconds
remaining. His second three-point play ended any doubt about the
outcome.
Darrin Jahnel (Schalmont H.S.) added 17 points for the Great Danes,
while Tom McGoldrick had 10 points and 10 rebounds. Duncan's 158
career blocks surpasses John Dieckelman (former CBA High standout) as
the school's career leader.
Al Munford, a 6-foot-4 senior, had 22 points and 10 rebounds for East
Stroudsburg, while Crosby was the third Warrior in double figures with 15.
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(WOMEN) Massachusetts-Lowell 73, Albany 57
Lowell, Mass. -- Sheila Knower and Maureen Jennings each scored 17
points to lead Massachusetts-Lowell to a 73-57 New England Collegiate
Conference victory over Albany at Costello Gymnasium.
Massachusetts-Lowell (4-4, NECC 3-0) leaped to a 12-2 lead in the
opening five minutes, as Jennings canned three 3-point field goals in that
outburst. The River Hawks, who upended Albany on this same floor in the
conference championship finale last March, led by as much as 20 points in
the period en route to a 49-31 halftime advantage.
Albany (6-3, NECC 2-2) closed to within 55-47 with 13:52 remaining in
the second half on a driving layup by Kelly Paolino (Schalmont H.S.), who
scored a team-high 17 to go with five assists and four rebounds.
However, the River Hawks slammed the door with 10 straight points,
as Knower hit a 10-foot jumper and a layup in that stretch. UML's Jessica
Bruce added 16 points and 11 rebounds, while Aliya Cox and Marsha
Blaylock scored 11 and 10, respectively.
Melissa Schoonover, a 6-foot-1 sophomore, was the only other Great
Dane in double figures with 11 points. Albany allowed more than 70 points
in a game for the first time this season, and has dropped six of seven
meetings with Mass.-Lowell.
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---BOX SCORE ATTACHED---
MEN
Albany 74, Teikyo Post 64
Albany, N.Y. -- Andre Duncan tied a season-high with 22 points to pace four
players in double figures in Albany's 74-64 non-conference victory over
Teikyo Post on Tuesday at the Recreation and Convocation Center.
Albany (6-3) has won four of its last five starts, while Teikyo Post, an
NAIA-II school located in Waterbury, Conn., falls to 5-4.
The Great Danes, who connected on 17 of 34 field goal attempts in
the opening period, used a 15-2 run early in the first half to take command.
Freshman Petr Burda sparked the outburst with a 10-foot jumper in the
lane, and then later buried a three-pointer to give his club a 23-8 cushion.
Albany, which needed overtime to beat Teikyo Post, 100-88, last
January in Connecticut, upped its advantage to 20 points at halftime, and
moved out to a 55-34 second-half lead on an inside basket by Duncan, who
added seven rebounds and three blocks on the night.
Teikyo Post got as close as 69-60 with 1:26 remaining, but Duncan
hit a pair of free throws and Matthew Haggarty made a three-pointer to end
the threat.
Rasuel McKune, a 6-foot-5 senior, had a game-high 25 points and 12
rebounds for the Eagles. Todd Cetnar (Amsterdam H.S.) added 12 points
and four steals for the Great Danes, while Haggarty also scored 12.
Albany is home on Saturday against East Stroudsburg at 4:00 p.m.
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LIZ TUCKER NAMED ECAC-NORTH ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
Centerville, Mass. -- University at Albany's Liz Tucker has been selected as
the ECAC-North Division Il Rookie of the Week in women's basketball (Nov.
30-Dec. 6).
Tucker, a 5-foot-10 forward, averaged 13.0 points, 7.3 rebounds, 2.0
assists and 2.0 steals in three games. She scored a season-high 15 in a 74-
66 overtime victory at New Haven, and posted her first double-double as a
collegian with 13 points and 11 rebounds against Southern Connecticut
State.
Albany (6-2, NECC 2-1) travels to Massachusetts-Lowell on
Wednesday. Tip-off is 7:00 p.m.
DARRIN JAHNEL ONE OF EIGHT PLAYERS ON ECAC HONOR ROLL
Centerville, Mass. -- University at Albany's Darrin Jahnel (Schalmont H.S.)
was one of eight players named to this week's ECAC-North Division II
Honor Roll. Jahnel averaged 17.0 points and 4.0 rebounds in three games
for the Great Danes.
The 6-foot-2 senior scored a career-high 31 points, the most by an
Albany player since the 1993-94 season, in Saturday's overtime loss at
southern Connecticut State. Jahnel tied a UA single-game record with
eight 3-point field goals. Albany (5-3, NECC 3-1) hosts Teikyo Post at the
RACC on Tuesday at 7:30 p.m.
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BOX SCORE ATTACHED
(Women) Southern Connecticut 66, Albany 57
New Haven, Conn. -- Kristen Breen scored 21 points and Rena Goble added 16 to lead Southern
Connecticut State to a 66-57 New England Collegiate Conference victory over Albany Saturday
afternoon at Moore Fieldhouse.
SCSU (6-2, 1-2) broke a seven-all tie with seven straight points. Kim Bowen, who had 13
points hit a basket to end that stretch. The Owls built a 28-16 advantage after Breen hit one of her
four three-pointers in the contest. Albany (6-2, 2-1) which had a four-game win streak snapped,
struggled in the first half against the SCSU matchup-zone and halfcourt trap. The Great Danes
connected on just 6 of 32 field goal attempts from the field in the first half. The Owls increased their
lead to 52-33 midway through the second half on Ali Walsh's jumper. But the Great Danes rallied and
closed within 61-55 on a steal and layup by Alison Bowe with 2:29 left. SCSU canned five free throws
in the stretch to maintain their lead. Kelly Paolino (Schalmont) and Liz Tucker each had 13 points in
defeat for Albany.
(Men) Southern Connecticut, 84, Albany 75 (OT)
New Haven, Conn. -- Jeritt Lewis scored 30 points including six in overtime to lead Southern
Connecticut State to an 84-75 New England Collegiate Conference victory over Albany at Moore
Fieldhouse.
Lewis, a senior guard who scored 20 after the intermission, buried a three-pointer from the top
of the key and a nineteen-foot jumper in the circle on his team's first two possessions in the extra
period. The Owls made 16 of 19 free throws in overtime to hold the lead.
Albany (5-3, 3-1) led 53-46 with 8:17 to play but SCSU ripped off 10 unanswered points to take
their first lead. Lewis was fouled on a driving layup and converted the subsequent free throw for a 56-
53 advantage. The contest seesawed in the stretch, and the Great Danes tied the game in regulation
at 61 apiece when Chris Zeisler tipped in Andre Duncan's missed free throw with 2.9 seconds
remaining.
Darrin Jahnel (Schalmont) scored a career high 31 points and tied a school record with eight
three point field goals. Duncan was the only other Albany player in double figures with 13.
SCSU (5-3, 2-0) got 22 points from junior transfer Ernie Evans, while P.J. Trambolie added 16.
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Hamilton, N.Y. -- Sophomore Ellakisha Williamson (Albany High) won two events to lead the Albany
women's team to victory at Colgate University on Saturday afternoon. Williamson captured the 55-
meter dash in 7.23 seconds and the 200-meter dash in 25.24 seconds. The Albany women won both
the 4x100 (4:00.55) and 4x800 (9:49.59) relays.
The men's team was led by senior Halim Wise who won two events, the 200-meter dash
(22.61) and the 400-meter dash (49.66).
Other first place finishers were Jayson Vazquez (Amsterdam H.S.) in the 55-meter hurdles
(7.7/5) and Robert Naughter (Guilderland H.S.) in the 1,000-meter (2:33.38) run.
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MEN
1.Albany 206, 2.Buffalo 147, 3.Colgate 101, 4. Canisius 78
Men - Individual
55 - Charles (Colgate), 6.49; 200 - Halim Wise (Albany), 22.61; 400 - Halim Wise
(Albany), 49.66; 800 - Ryan Kurkoba (Albany), 1:07.56; 1,000 - Robert Naughter
(Albany), 2:33.38; 1- Mile Run - Benjamin Wright (Albany), 4:20.54; 55 Hurdles -
Jayson Vazquez (Albany), 7.75; 4x400 Relay - Buffalo,3:24.15; 4x800 Relay -
Albany, 8:11.27; High Jump - John Morris (Albany), 6'07.50"; Pole Vault - Eric
Guitierrez (Albany), 14'06.00"; Long Jump - Luis Soto (Albany), 22'01.00"; Shot
Put - Jason Jaconetti (Albany), 42'07.50"; Weight Throw - Luigi Cannata
(Canisius), 49'11.75"
WOMEN
1.Albany 167, 2. Buffalo 151, 3. Canisius 116, 4. Colgate 100
Women - Individual
95 - Ellaskisha Williamson (Albany), 7.23; 200 - Ellakisha Williamson (Albany),
25.24; 400 - Lisa Kragbe (Buffalo), 59.66; 500 - Tamara Dieudonne (Albany),
1:21.58; 800 - Jennifer Dott (Albany), 2:25.77; 1,000 - Allison Carr (Canisius),
3:07.40; 1 - Mile Run - Lisa Murphy (Canisius), 5:26.00; 5,000 - Laura Folekemer
(Buffalo), 10:54.78; 55 Hurdles - Tara Bialy (Albany), 8.34; 4x100 Relay - Albany,
4:00.55; 4x800 Relay - Albany, 9:49.59; Distance Medley Relay - Colgate, 11:47.43;
Pole Vault - Meline MacCurdy (Colgate), 6'06.00"; Long Jump - Janna Johnston
(Albany), 16'11.50"; Triple Jump - Jen Kilborn (Buffalo), 36'00.75"; Shot Put -
Brooke Fineis (Canisius), 37'06.50"; Weight Throw - Ruth Conlon (Buffalo),
50'.06.25"
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BOX SCORE ATTACHED
(Men) Albany 73, New Haven 62
West Haven, Conn.--Sophomore guard Todd Cetnar (Amsterdam) scored 14
points to pace five players in double figures and Albany went on for a 73-62
NECC victory over New Haven at Charger gymnasium. Albany (5-2, NECC 3-0)
Snapped a 54-all tie when Andre Duncan hit a twelve foot jumper with 5:37
remaining. The Great Danes went on to score 10 of the games next 12 points.
Cetnar canned two free throws for a 66-56 advantage with less than one minute
left.
"We played a great second half,"' Albany coach Scott Hicks said. "We had
problems recognizing their switches and zones. | give the kids credit with
Duncan in foul trouble most of the game."
Duncan, who picked up his fourth foul with 8:37 to play, finished with 12
points. Darrin Jahnel (Schalmont), who buried a twenty-two foot three-pointer in
the decisive run, and Tom McGoldrick each had 13. Matthew Haggarty was the
fifth player in double digits with 12.
New Haven (1-7, 0-2) senior forward Rob Johnson, a transfer from Division
1 Duquesne, led all scorers with 25 points while center Angelo Thomas added 19.
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BOX SCORE ATTACHED
(Women) Albany 74, New Haven 66 (OT)
West Haven, Conn. -- Junior guard Alison Bowe scored 4 points in overtime and
tied the game in regulation with a seventeen foot jumper at the buzzer to lead
Albany to a 74-66 New England Collegiate Conference victory over New Haven in
the Charger gymnasium.
Albany (6-1, NECC 2-0) trailed 47-38 early in the second half after New
Haven began the period with an 11-2 run. Tiesha Grace scored 8 of her game
high 20 points in that stretch. The Great Danes slowly worked their way back into
the contest and drew even at 61 apiece on a layup by Kerry Ochal (Amsterdam)
who tied a career-high with 16 points. Freshman guard Kate Simmons put New
Haven up two on a pair of free throws with eight seconds remaining leading to
the late game heroics of Bowe who hit a jumper from the right wing at the buzzer.
In overtime, Bowe sank two jumpers and Marlana Wheelwright made two free
throws as Albany scored the first six points.
Liz Tucker had 15 points while Meghan Buchanan and Marlana Wheelwright
each added 10 points for the Great Danes. Becky Snow (Columbia) scored 12
points and Christine Huber contributed 10 points in a losing effort for New Haven
(2-6, NECC 0-2).
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---BOX SCORES ATTACHED---
MEN
Albany 75, New Hampshire College 66
Albany, N.Y. -- Tom McGoldrick scored a season-high 21 points and Todd
Cetnar (Amsterdam H.S.) had 15, as Albany upended New Hampshire
College, 75-66, in the Great Danes' home opener at the Recreation and
Convocation Center.
Albany (4-2, NECC 2-0) had lost their previous four meetings with the
Penmen, including a 84-61 decision last February 4. New Hampshire
College (3-4, NECC 0-1) was picked by the coaches as the preseason
favorite to win the New England Collegiate Conference title.
In a game which featured 10 lead changes and 10 ties, the Great
Danes snapped a 63-all deadlock and went in front for good when
McGoldrick scored on the left baseline with 6:10 remaining. McGoldrick,
who added five rebounds and three blocks, later made four consecutive
free throws for a 71-65 advantage with 49.7 seconds to play.
Cetnar and McGoldrick each canned a pair of foul shots in the
stretch to hold the lead.
Orlando Ranson, a first-team all-conference guard, led the Penmen
with 16 points, while sophomore Bobby Miller had 12. Robert Foster
recorded a double-double with 10 points and a game-high 15 rebounds.
Andre Duncan had 12 points and seven rebounds for the Great
Danes, who play at New Haven on Thursday.
WOMEN
Albany 71, New Hampshire College 50
Albany, N.Y. -- Megan Buchanan scored a career-high 17 points, and Kerry
Ochal (Amsterdam H.S.) added 16 in leading Albany to a 71-50 victory over
New Hampshire College in the New England Collegiate Conference opener
for both teams on Tuesday at the Recreation and Convocation Center.
Albany, which held its sixth straight opponent to less than 60 points,
is off to a 5-1 start for the first time since 1991-92, while the Penwomen fall
to 0-5 overall.
The Great Danes jumped out to an 18-6 lead, and never trailed in the
contest. Buchanan, a sophomore forward, drilled a three-pointer, and
scored on a baseline drive to end the outburst.
Ochal, who had 10 of her 16 markers in the second half, grabbed a
team-high seven rebounds. Freshman Liz Tucker was the third Albany
player in double figures with 11. Tynae Gaston had 14 points, while Steph
Meyer added 10 for New Hampshire College.
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BOB FORD NAMED GTE REGION | COACH OF THE YEAR
Waco, Texas -- University at Albany's Bob Ford has been selected as the
GTE Region | Coach of the Year in Division Il as voted by the American
Football Coaches Association membership. Region | consists of the
Eastern Seaboard from Maine to West Virginia.
Ford, who last month was named the Eastern Football Conference's
top coach, guided the Great Danes to a 11-1 record and the EFC
championship. He has been Albany's only head coach since the creation of
the program as a club team in 1970. His record at Albany is 14%-99 in 25
varsity campaigns, and he has 157 career victories in 29 seasons overall.
(see attached release)
BAKER AND THOMAS ON DAKTRONICS ALL-NORTHEAST REGION TEAM
Millersville, Pa. -- Offensive tackle Loren Baker (Gloversville H.S.) and tight
end Seth Thomas have been chosen to the 1997 Daktronics, Inc. Division II
All-Northeast Region Team, as selected by the sports information directors
of NCAA-II member institutions. Baker and Thomas were first-team
selections, while defensive end Matt Caliandro was a second-team member.
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Baker, a 6-foot-3, 290-pound athlete, was a first-team all-Eastern
Football Conference choice, and voted the EFC's best offensive lineman.
He blocked for an offense which established single-season records for total
yards (5,035), points (468) and passing yards (2,651).
Thomas, a first-team all-EFC selection, caught 39 passes for 656
yards and six touchdowns. The 6-foot-4, 260-pound receiver has already
been picked to play in the 1998 Snow Bowl as a member of the Division I!
East All-Star team.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
DECEMBER 2, 1997
AFCA CONTACT: Todd Bell, Director of Publications and Publicity (254 776-5900)
The Sponsor
GTE has been the title sponsor
for the American Football Coaches
Association’s Coach of the Year pro-
gram since 1996,
The company is one of the world’s
pre-eminent telecommunications
companies. It also is the largest U.S.-
based local telephone company and a
leading cellular service provider.
National Coach of the Year
Winners to Earn Scholarships for
Their Schools
The American Football Coaches
Association Board of Trustees recently
~ approved using money derived from
the preseason Pigskin Classic Football
Classic to give a toal of $165,000 in
academic aid to athictic departments in
all divisions of college football.
Part of that scholarship money
will go to the four schools repre-
sented by the GTE National Coach
of the Year winners.
The four schools represented by
the GTE National Coach of the Year
winners will each receive a $10,000
academic scholarship that can be
used at the discretion of the athletic
director to benefit the athletic
department and its athletes.
The AFCA will also present
$20,000 scholarships to the national
championship football teams in the
NCAA and NAIA (five schools) and
$5,000 scholarships to the schools
of each of the AFCA’s Assistant
Coach of the Year Winners.
“One of the primary goals of the
AFCA has always been to preserve
and protect the garne of football,”
AFCA Executive Director Grant Teaff
said, “Our Board of Trustees views
this scholarship and education pro-
gram as another way to achieve those
goals and assist a number of schools at
several levels of college football.”
ALBANY’S BOB FORD AMONG 1997 GTE REGIONAL
COACH OF THE YEAR WINNERS
WACO, TEX. — University at Albany Head Coach Bob Ford has been selected as one of the
American Football Coaches Association’s 1997 GTE Regional Coach of the Year winners as
voted by the AFCA membership.
“What makes this award 80 special is that these men are being recognized by their peers
as the top coaches in their regions,’ AFCA Executive Director Grant Teaff said, “They
were selected by the coaches they compete with and against on a daily basis.”
The AFCA recognizes five GTE Regional Coach of the Year winners in each of the
Association’s four divisions: I-A, I-AA; Division Il (NCAA Division II and all NATA schools)
and Division HI (NCAA Division II schools), The winners are selected by Active members
of the Association who vote for coaches in their respective districts and divisions.
Region 1 of AFCA Division II consists of the states of Connecticut, Delaware,
Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode
Island, Vermont and West Virginia.
The Winners: Albany’s Bob Ford carned GTE Regional Coach of the Year honors for
the first time in 1997, He led Albany to an 11-1] record and the Eastern Football Conference
championship. Ford has been Albany’s only head coach since the creation of the program
as a club team in 1970. Joining Ford in Division I] are Ken Sparks of Carson-Newman
(Region 2); Roger Thomas of North Dakota (Region 3); Mel Tjeerdsma of Northwest
Missouri State (Region 4) and Dan Hawkins of Willamette (Region 5).
In Division I-A the winners are Mack Brown of North Carolina (Region 1), Hal
Mumme of Kentucky (Region 2); Joe Tiller of Purdue (Region 3); Bob Simmons of
Oklahoma State (Region 4) and Mike Price of Washington State (Region 5).
In Division I-AA the winners are Andy Talley of Villanova (Region 1); Paul Johnson of
Georgia Southern (Region 2); Jack Harbaugh of Westen Kentucky (Region 3); Jim Tressel
of Youngstown State (Region 4) and Mike Kramer of Eastern Washington (Region 5).
In Division III the winners are Chuck Mills of the Coast Guard Academy (Region 1);
Chris Smith of Grove City (Region 2); Steve Mohr of Trinity (Texas) (Region 3); Larry
Kehres of Mount Union (Region 4) and Jim Williams of Simpson (Region 5).
Repeat Winners: Five of this year’s GTR Regional Coach of the Year winners have
earned the award for the second straight year: Joe Tiller, Purdue; Hal Mumme, Kentucky;
Mel Tjcerdsma, Northwest Missouri State; Steve Mohr, Trinity (Texas) and Larry Kehres,
Mount Union.
Two Years, Two Schools: Purdue's Tiller and Kentucky's Mumme are only the fourth
and fifth coaches to win GTE Regional Coach of the Year honors in consecutive years at
two different schools. Tiller earned GTE Division I Region 4 honors at Wyoming last year.
Mutme was the GTE Division II Region 2 winner while at Valdosta State a season ago.
Mumme is also only the third coach to earn the award in consecutive years after changing
both schools and divisions. The others are:
Fred Akers: 1976 Wyoming, I-A District 8; 1977 Texas, I-A District 7
Dick Sheridan: 1985 Furman, I-AA, Region 2; 1986 North Carolina St., I-A, Region 1
Dennis Franchione: 1989 Pittsburg St., AFCA College Division I (now Division I),
Region 4; 1990 Southwest Texas State, I-AA, Region 4
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